50 Shades of pink

Through reminders from doctors, self-exams and colored ribbons, breast cancer awareness continues to catch on. But although more and more people know what to check for, how many people actually check?After watching her mother undergo chemo for stage IV breast cancer, Michelle Betz, 5th Bomb Wing

Iron Airman Challenge

Airmen participate in the Iron Airman Challenge on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 10, 2014. The IAC is a test that consists of four events: push ups, sit ups, pull ups and a two-mile run.  In order to be named an Iron Airman, all four events must be completed in less than 30 minutes.

5th LRS winter vehicle inspections

Commentary: Thank you, I didn't want to die

I didn't want to die. I didn't know why, but I hoped there was something more to life than what I had experienced in my 29 years on this earth. The first person to love me without condition and believe what I told him about my past marriage, my junior high teacher, my friend's brother and my

Commentary: Electrifying Energy Efforts at Minot AFB

Would you be surprised to learn that October is Energy Action Month? Most people would be and just as many would be surprised to find out reducing energy usage is one of the key goals for the Air Force. In fact, the goal to reduce energy consumption for fiscal year 2013 was set at 24 percent for the